Graduation Transitions Plan

1. Graduation Transitions Plan Planning Information from: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/grad_certificate.htm Updated January 2012

2. Graduation Transition Plan All B.C. secondary school students who are enrolled in Grade 10, 11 or 12 as of September 1, 2007, must complete Graduation Transitions.    Page 2

3. Whatyouneed to graduate Ministry of Education document here. Page 3

4. Why? • Graduation Transitions is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to life after secondary school. In order to meet this goal, Graduation Transitions encourages students to: • take ownership of their own health and learning • examine and demonstrate connections between their learning and their future • create a plan for their growth and development as skilled, healthy, knowledgeable, participating citizens • exhibit attributes of a model B.C. graduate Page 4

5. What? • All B.C. secondary school students must demonstrate they have met the following requirements for: • Personal Health - maintain a personal health plan and participate in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity. • Community Connections - participate in at least 30 hours of work experience and/or community service and describe what was learned. • Career and Life - complete a transition plan and present significant accomplishments. Page 5

6. PersonalHealth • Engage in at least 150 minutes a week of regular physical activity in addition to PE 10. • Develop a healthy living plan appropriate to your lifestyle that describes: • Sound nutritional habits • Regular exercise routines • Emotional health management • Positive health decisions Page 6

7. Documentation • 150 minutes a week of physical activity • Walking to and from school • A school sport • A sport outside school [club teams] • Walking your dog • Running • Going to a gym Page 7

8. Community Connections Participate in at least 30 hours of work experience and/or community service. This can be at your workplace. This can be volunteer time at the school or in the community. Page 8

9. Documentation Describe your on the job duties and show how the experience connects with your developing employability and life skills. or Describe the community event or activity and task(s) performed and the benefit to community and you! Page 9

10. What to keep for documentation • For 30 hours of work or volunteer experience: • Letter from your supervisor • Certificates for participation [volunteer activities] • Photos • Pay slips Page 10

11. Career and Life Develop a plan that indicates you are prepared to successfully transition from secondary school. Identify and communicate skills that can be transferred to life after school. Present your transition plan to a designated teacher/administrator at the school. Page 11

12. Documentation • Create a plan to transition to work or post-secondary including: • A budget • Information about jobs and/or programs that work for you Page 12

13. Who? Students are responsible for planning and preparing their education, career, and life goals through Graduation Transitions. Schools are responsible for ensuring that students have opportunities to meet the Prescribed Learning Outcomes.  Teachers are responsible for assessing and providing feedback to students.  Page 13

14. Remember A large part of the Graduation Transitions is self-directed. You have a personal responsibility to collect evidence and keep it in a safe place. Your Graduation Transitions is a reflection of who you are and who you want to be. Page 14

15. Wherecanyouget more information? Government of BC’s Graduation Transitions Program document here. Spectrum’s GTP Information Page 15

16. Your Assignment Create a “Word Cloud” with words from the Graduation Transition Plan. Total marks available are 30! Your Word Cloud must contain the words Graduation Transition Plan in large text or 3 marks will be deducted. This will serve as your title! I have provided a sample for you on a subsequent slide. If you include a minimum of 30 words that describe what you have learned about the Graduation Transition Plan you will qualify for 20 marks out of the total 25 available for the word list. If you want to maximize your mark, provide an additional 10 words for a total of 40 which qualifies you for the full 25 word list marks. In addition, there are 5 marks available for adding colour to this assignment. No colour=zero out of 5 for this portion. You must provide a numbered list of the words you use on the back of the paper I will provide for this assignment! No list = no mark! Page 16

17. A Word Cloud SampleCreated with Wordle • Sample • Want to see this one online: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3044807/GTP-Spectrum • Want to create one online like mine? • Go here: http://www.wordle.net/. • For the assignment, you can go online at home and use the Wordle website to create this project. You will need to print at home as well! • Remember maximum marks for this project are 30! Page 17

18. My Sample* Note how the text goes every which way and how colour has been used to add emphasis and interest? *In order to show you this sample, I had to do a Print Screen, paste it in Word, crop the image and then paste it here. Unfortunately, you cannot copy and paste the image from the website to a Word document  Page 18